The importance of quality education resources for all ages is reflected in Christian County.

Pana Community Unit School District No. 8 includes three elementary schools, a junior high school, and a new senior high school. There are four private schools in the area. There is also the Pana Learning Center, an alternative school for students to earn a GED. Taylorville Unit School District No. 3 includes 6 elementary schools, a junior high school and high school. There are two private schools in Taylorville and several preschools located close to the business district.

Christian County has the unique opportunity of having two outstanding community colleges, Lincoln Land Community College and Lake Land College, providing higher education to residents of their district. Both community colleges play a key role in Christian County’s economic development efforts and offer services to business and industry that are essential to their success. These services range from traditional course offerings onsite or off campus, workforce development training, and those services provided through the Illinois Employment and Training Centers.

Lincoln Land Community College, located in the Industrial Park and Enterprise Zone is available for Technical and/or Administrative Education for the Taylorville area.  Capable of a wide range of Educational Programs for the training or retraining of employees.  In addition, Individualized Business Assistance Programs can be implemented to meet specific needs, on campus or at business sites.

Serving the Pana area in Christian County, the Lake Land College Center for Business and Industry plays a leading role in providing employee training and development services to regional employers. The Center maintains high standards for training program assessment, design, delivery, and evaluation. An experienced staff and broad range of services ensure responsiveness to a variety of training needs. The Center is strategically staffed to provide customized training "on demand" in four critical areas of need within business and industry. These include Quality and Continuous Process Improvement, Technical Skills for Manufacturing including a mobile, state-of-the-art lab with Mechanical, Electrical, Fluid Power, and Process Control equipment, Organizational and Leadership Development and Computer Software Applications. The Center provides extensive support to area business including: documenting work standards, producing DACUM job profiles, writing training and technical manuals, facilitating live process improvement projects, conducting certification testing, facilitating meetings and problem-solving sessions, and providing classroom and meeting space.

Additionally, the College offers both traditional technical and pre-baccalaureate courses in Pana, at more than 20 off campus sites and on campus. More than 120 online courses are available to students worldwide. Courses may also be customized to meet the specific needs of a business and may be taught onsite. Future plans include the construction of the Western Region Advanced Technical Center in Pana, which will house a variety of technical and pre-baccalaureate programs and other courses of study including selected services offered by The Center for Business and Industry.

Other universities include University of Illinois at Springfield, Millikin University, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine and Springfield College located within 25 to 35 miles of the communities located in Christian County. Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Champaign are located within 50 miles of Christian County.

Educational Links:
Taylorville Commuity Unit School District
Pana Commuity Unit School District
Lincoln Land Community College
Eastern Regional Education Center
Lake Land College
Illinois Employment Training Center

Local IETC Office:
   1000 West State  
   Taylorville, IL 62568  
   Phone: (217) 287-7041  
   Fax: (217) 824-3853  
   Email: lgreen@ides.state.il.us 

SEX BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE PANA POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER
	Pana city, IL		Pana, Illinois, United States		Pana, Illinois, United States
			0.00 - 25.00 mi		0.00 - 50.00 mi
Total Population 25 years and over	3,855	% base	48,236	% base	398,471	% base
Male:	1,728	44.80%	24,176	50.10%	189,282	47.50%
No schooling completed	32	0.80%	199	0.40%	1,130	0.30%
Nursery to 4th grade	5	0.10%	91	0.20%	476	0.10%
5th and 6th grade	20	0.50%	201	0.40%	1,101	0.30%
7th and 8th grade	115	3.00%	1,365	2.80%	8,481	2.10%
9th grade	46	1.20%	621	1.30%	4,091	1.00%
10th grade	80	2.10%	954	2.00%	6,370	1.60%
11th grade	56	1.50%	989	2.10%	5,914	1.50%
12th grade, no diploma	26	0.70%	845	1.80%	5,790	1.50%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	867	22.50%	10,434	21.60%	67,598	17.00%
Some college, less than 1 year	116	3.00%	1,841	3.80%	14,967	3.80%
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	158	4.10%	3,012	6.20%	24,540	6.20%
Associate degree	69	1.80%	1,244	2.60%	11,026	2.80%
Bachelor's degree	78	2.00%	1,581	3.30%	23,761	6.00%
Master's degree	51	1.30%	512	1.10%	8,663	2.20%
Professional school degree	9	0.20%	216	0.40%	3,656	0.90%
Doctorate degree	0	0.00%	70	0.10%	1,720	0.40%
Female:	2,127	55.20%	24,060	49.90%	209,188	52.50%
No schooling completed	10	0.30%	61	0.10%	786	0.20%
Nursery to 4th grade	23	0.60%	89	0.20%	410	0.10%
5th and 6th grade	16	0.40%	115	0.20%	846	0.20%
7th and 8th grade	218	5.70%	1,490	3.10%	10,335	2.60%
9th grade	39	1.00%	484	1.00%	4,161	1.00%
10th grade	139	3.60%	837	1.70%	6,332	1.60%
11th grade	43	1.10%	642	1.30%	5,789	1.50%
12th grade, no diploma	75	1.90%	545	1.10%	5,459	1.40%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	969	25.10%	10,685	22.20%	78,181	19.60%
Some college, less than 1 year	146	3.80%	2,373	4.90%	20,422	5.10%
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	232	6.00%	2,834	5.90%	25,326	6.40%
Associate degree	82	2.10%	1,323	2.70%	14,075	3.50%
Bachelor's degree	118	3.10%	1,771	3.70%	24,818	6.20%
Master's degree	13	0.30%	589	1.20%	9,206	2.30%
Professional school degree	4	0.10%	176	0.40%	2,276	0.60%
Doctorate degree	0	0.00%	47	0.10%	765	0.20%

SEX BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE TAYLORVILLE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER
	Taylorville city, IL		Taylorville, Illinois, United States		Taylorville, Illinois, United States
			0.00 - 25.00 mi		0.00 - 50.00 mi
Total Population 25 years and over	7,792	% base	95,592	% base	399,279	% base
Male:	3,458	44.40%	45,982	48.10%	190,015	47.60%
No schooling completed	34	0.40%	256	0.30%	1,203	0.30%
Nursery to 4th grade	7	0.10%	170	0.20%	467	0.10%
5th and 6th grade	33	0.40%	263	0.30%	1,045	0.30%
7th and 8th grade	192	2.50%	1,618	1.70%	8,082	2.00%
9th grade	90	1.20%	1,017	1.10%	4,173	1.00%
10th grade	120	1.50%	1,520	1.60%	6,455	1.60%
11th grade	59	0.80%	1,590	1.70%	6,302	1.60%
12th grade, no diploma	96	1.20%	1,441	1.50%	6,112	1.50%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,409	18.10%	16,995	17.80%	68,159	17.10%
Some college, less than 1 year	319	4.10%	3,694	3.90%	15,022	3.80%
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	478	6.10%	6,371	6.70%	24,726	6.20%
Associate degree	171	2.20%	2,496	2.60%	10,668	2.70%
Bachelor's degree	262	3.40%	5,580	5.80%	24,014	6.00%
Master's degree	85	1.10%	2,007	2.10%	8,496	2.10%
Professional school degree	90	1.20%	685	0.70%	3,594	0.90%
Doctorate degree	13	0.20%	280	0.30%	1,498	0.40%
Female:	4,334	55.60%	49,610	51.90%	209,264	52.40%
No schooling completed	9	0.10%	143	0.10%	858	0.20%
Nursery to 4th grade	16	0.20%	134	0.10%	422	0.10%
5th and 6th grade	31	0.40%	155	0.20%	823	0.20%
7th and 8th grade	323	4.10%	1,857	1.90%	9,600	2.40%
9th grade	59	0.80%	928	1.00%	4,212	1.10%
10th grade	138	1.80%	1,498	1.60%	6,299	1.60%
11th grade	91	1.20%	1,148	1.20%	5,707	1.40%
12th grade, no diploma	94	1.20%	1,254	1.30%	5,529	1.40%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,732	22.20%	19,432	20.30%	79,432	19.90%
Some college, less than 1 year	499	6.40%	5,170	5.40%	20,730	5.20%
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	536	6.90%	6,028	6.30%	25,421	6.40%
Associate degree	196	2.50%	3,271	3.40%	13,444	3.40%
Bachelor's degree	444	5.70%	6,031	6.30%	25,169	6.30%
Master's degree	124	1.60%	1,938	2.00%	8,671	2.20%
Professional school degree	22	0.30%	464	0.50%	2,274	0.60%
Doctorate degree	20	0.30%	158	0.20%	675	0.20%